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[[Image:Las_Meninas.jpg|thumb|400px|Las Meninas]]
[[Image:Las_Meninas.jpg|thumb|400px|Las Meninas]]
[[Image:Velazquez Meninas Detail.jpg|90px|left|Self Portrait - Meninas Detail]]
[[Image:Velazquez Meninas Detail.jpg|90px|left|Self Portrait - Meninas Detail]]
'''Diego Velazquez''' (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660). He was an important [[Spanish]] baroque painter of the 17th century. His [[painting]]s are of the royal family and scenes of daily life, as well as scenes based of [[Roman]] mythology.
'''Diego Velazquez''' (June 6, 1599 - August 6, 1660). He was an important [[Spanish]] [[baroque]] [[painter]] of the 17th century. His [[painting]]s are of the royal family and scenes of daily life, as well as scenes based of [[Roman]] mythology.
Velazquez was the court painter of King Philip IV of [[Spain]]. In portraying the royal family, Velázquez generally painted a bust-length portrait from life, creating full-length versions. "Las Meninas" (1656, "Maids of Honor") is Velázquez's most important painting and his career ending work.
Velazquez was the court painter of King Philip IV of [[Spain]]. In portraying the royal family, Velázquez generally painted a bust-length portrait from life, creating full-length versions. "Las Meninas" (1656, "Maids of Honor") is Velázquez's most important painting and his career ending work.